E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|------------4h6~----|------------4h6~----|--------------------|
D|-------4h6----------|-------4h6----------|-------4h6-4--------|
A|--4h7---------------|--4h7---------------|--4h7--------7~-----|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

E B A A
E B A A

E             B            A
8th grade and crying at the counter
E          B              A
4 a.m. and drowning in her work
E           B          A
3 textbooks spread out around her
E     B            A
1 overwhelmed little girl

E             B            A
Her dad walks into the kitchen
E         B         A
so hard to see her so stressed
E             B            A
Still dark but he's there to listen
E              B          A
she's scared of failing her tests

        B
He says:
                           C#m           B
"My little girl before you worry at all
                   A
have you asked the Magic 8 ball?”

           E          B A
And with a shake, shake of the Magic 8
    E           B          A
her stress melts away with a smile on her face
       C#m          B          A
With a lifetime of love, and a small dash of fate
C#m          B          A
A dad takes care of his girl
C#m          B          E
A dad takes care of his girl

B A A
E B A A

E        B              A
22 and panicked in her bedroom
E         B            A
20 outfits thrown on the bed
E                B        A
She's wanted this job since she was a kid and
E         B             A
1 interview is all that’s left

E          B           A
He has such faith in his daughter
E           B        A
he needs her to just believe
E            B       A
and just like any good father
E         B           A
he's got a trick up his sleeve

        B
He says:
                           C#m           B
"My little girl before you worry at all
                   A
have you asked the Magic 8 ball?”

           E          B A
And with a shake, shake of the Magic 8
    E           B          A
her stress melts away with a smile on her face
       C#m          B          A
With a lifetime of love, and a small dash of fate
C#m          B          A
A dad takes care of his girl
C#m          B          E
A dad takes care of his girl

B A A
E B A A

E B A A (repeated through speech)
"I was naturally full of anticipation when Cody invited me to lunch last October
because he had something he... 'wanted to discuss.’
When he finally quit beating around the bush and asked me
if he had my blessing to marry Carolyn,
without hesitation I consulted my mini Magic 8 Ball…
which I never leave home without…”

E            B            A
Last year I'm sweatin' in a bench seat
E         B            A
I've got a speech well-rehearsed
E          B          A
I'm here to ask for his blessing
E                 B           A
The father of that brave little nurse
E               B.            A
So I start while I've still got courage
E                   B           A
"Your daughter has become my best friend
E             B             A
and though I'm scared, I'm so nervous
E        B          A
I plan to ask for her hand”
B                      C#m              B
He looks at me and with no words at all
                 A
he pulls out his Magic 8 ball…



           E          B A
And with a shake, shake of the Magic 8
    E           B          A
my stress melts away and my fears are replaced
       C#m          B          A                    B
I can't see the words, but he says "It looks great…”

           E          B A
And with a shake, shake of the Magic 8
    E           B         A
he says that I'm family and this is my place
       C#m        B          A
With a lifetime ahead, and a small dash of fate
  C#m        B           A
I will take care of your girl
  C#m          B         E
I will take care of your girl